Andrew Stelzer: Radio & Print Journalist
featured stories
Criminalizing Mental Illness:
At least a quarter, and possibly as many as half, of the people killed by law enforcement had an acute mental illness.... LISTEN
Librarians on the Line: Evaluating Children's Books About Police:
Next time you’re reading a story to a child take a look at how the book talks about good guys and bad guys.... LISTEN
Could Free Eviction Attorneys Help Stem San Francisco's Housing Crisis?:
In 2017, more than 1,600 San Francisco renters received eviction notices.... LISTEN
For Alcoholic Residents at Dann’s House, ‘It Feels Like Home’: Set back from a busy road on the outskirts of Traverse City, Michigan, the four-bedroom Dann’s House provides supportive housing to eight alcoholic homeless men.... READ

Andrew Stelzer is an award winning radio producer and news reporter, based in Philadelphia. PA.

From 2016-2023, Andrew was based in Oakland, CA, editing and teaching radio production at San Quentin and Solano state prisons for KALW Radio and the prison-produced podcast, Uncuffed.

Andrew’s radio work has been featured on programs including NPR’s Weekend Edition, PRI’s The World, Snap Judgement, Life of the Law, Studio 360, Weekend America, Marketplace, On the Media, Living on Earth, Free Speech Radio News, Latino USA, Only a Game, Radio Netherlands, World Radio Switzerland, Independent Native News, Radio France International, and the Workers Independent News Service.

Andrew has written for The Progressive, In These Times, California Lawyer, The St. Petersburg Times, The East Bay Express, The Santa Fe New Mexican, Ode Magazine E Magazine, Clamor, and The Weekly Planet; his work has been featured in Utne Reader’s online Short Takes.